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Displays At Arlington House Where Robert E Lee Lived May Be Removed

Arlington House, in Virginia across from Washington D.C, is one of the most viewed Civil War sites in the country. Sitting on a prominent hill…

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Underground Railroad Museum in Albany Lose Funding Under Crusade Against Black History

The Underground Railroad Education Center in Albany has filed a lawsuit against the Federal government claiming that the government has wrongfully withheld $250,000 in Federal…

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Brochure at Dry Tortugas National Park that May Be Discontinued

The Dry Tortugas National Park may be one of the most remote locations of any park having to do with the Civil War. The Dry…

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Displays at Antietam That Are Under Review for Removal

We are looking at the displays and literature from around the National Parks having to do with the Civil War and Reconstruction that have been…

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Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Panels That May Be Taken Down

Andrew Johnson was the president in the last weeks of the Civil War. After the Confederate armies had surrendered, he became the principal architect of…

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National Park Service Police Are Working With ICE to Arrest Immigrants

After years of outreach to Latino communities to welcome this underserved groups, the National Park Police is teaming up with ICE to arrest and deport…

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St. Patrick’s Day in the Irish Brigade

by Patrick Young, Esq. – Blogger Join The Immigrants’ Civil War on Facebook Although Ireland is one of the smallest countries in Europe, Irish Americans form the…

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Pat Cleburne: Arresting a General, Becoming a General

by Patrick Young, Esq. – Blogger Join The Immigrants’ Civil War on Facebook Civil War regiments were the products of a democratic society. Many officers were…

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Killing Pat Cleburne: Know Nothing Violence

by Patrick Young, Esq. – Blogger Join The Immigrants’ Civil War on Facebook Pat Cleburne had left his job as a druggist behind and become a lawyer…

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Patrick Cleburne: The Irish Confederate & The Know Nothings

by Patrick Young, Esq. – Blogger Join The Immigrants’ Civil War on Facebook When Pat Cleburne went for a walk with his friend Thomas Hindman on…

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